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Leners Patent No. Pm92?, and Mag/|12, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT 'IN IOXING AND SQLING BOOTS.

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Be it known that I, ALFBE) G. SMITH, of Marathon, inthe county ofCortland, and Stute of New York, have invented a new and improved MethodofFoxing or Fronting and `Soling Boots," 8m.; and I do hereby` declarethat the following is a' full, clear, and exact description thereof,which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming'n part ofthisspeeipp` cation, in whichl p Figure 1 is a. sectional view of myinvention,

Figure 2 is a. bottom view of the same, and f Figure 3 shows it appliedtoa boot. i

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

Theimethold of foxingboots heretoforehas been to construct the faxingdirectly upon theboot to which-it is to be applied. Y i 4 i p Myimprovement consists in constructing foxings separately from the boot,and ttingrthem theretoa-fter i they are4 completed, which gives certainadvantages over the old method, as hereinafter explained.

I construct my foxngs A over a. lash/and give thernnsoleLB b, so thatthe old work to which they are applied is foxed and soled at the sametime. A rubber band, e, fig. 1, is secured linside ofthe faxing at theinstep, so that a tghtjoint is formed between its rcar'edge and the oldwork. The sole of the foxing is provided with several short screws d,for securing it to the boot. In applying it to a boot (or shoe,) theundersol'e ofthe boot is removed, and the faxing A is then slipped on,and secured in place by the screws d. The foxing maybe A secured bypeggng, if desired, but the'screws' d are all Vthat ,are necessary.

' The advantages of this method are, the foxngs can bem-.ide with ,le-sslabor .over a last than they can on oldwork, and can also be made moretrue and perfect. Another advantage is, that they can be manufctured bythe quantity, of different sizes', and kept on sale by the triade,l'the'same as boots or shoes, and, when wanted, can be quickly furnished andfitted.

What I claim as my invention, Vand desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

As an improved articleof manufacture, a foxing or fronting and solingfor boots and shoes, constructed separately frouthe work to which it islto be applied, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 4th day ofFebruary, 1868.

' ALFRED e. SMITH.

Witnesses:

WM. J. Donau, F, A. MoRLEY.

